Getting Your School-Age Child Into a Healthy Sleep Routine
Latest Healthy Kids News SATURDAY, Jan. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) Most parents have dealt with having to hurry a sleepy child out the door on a school morning, but experts say taking the time to establish good sleep routines for your kids is worth the effort. Amid the pandemic, there can be a great deal […]
Lucky genes can help protect people with obesity from some disease: Geneticists have revealed why some people with obesity remain relatively healthy, whilst others suffer from life-changing ailments such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Geneticists have revealed why some people with obesity remain relatively healthy, whilst others suffer from life-changing ailments such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Anyone with a BMI over 30 is considered obese rather than just overweight and although people with obesity all have a few extra kilos in common, two people with the […]
Blood proteins could be the key to a long and healthy life, study finds
Two blood proteins have been shown by scientists to influence how long and healthy a life we live, research suggests. Developing drugs that target these proteins could be one way of slowing the ageing process, according to the largest genetic study of ageing. As we age, our bodies begin to decline after we reach adulthood, […]
Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships
Latest Healthy Kids News FRIDAY, Jan. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) Sharing food and smooching are two ways babies can suss out whom they can depend on to take care for them, a new study suggests. The tell-tale clue common to both is a surprising one: saliva. “Babies don’t know in advance which relationships are the […]
Chewing to stay slim: How to savor your food better and dodge weight gain: Oral stimuli during the chewing of food can help increase energy expenditure of body and prevent obesity
That chewing food well makes a healthy eating habit is age-old wisdom. Slow eating and thorough chewing help prevent obesity and weight gain — a view popularized a century back and tested afterward in sporadic scientific studies. Typically, the chewing process reportedly enhances the energy expenditure associated with the metabolism of food and increases intestinal […]
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Latest Healthy Kids News FRIDAY, Dec.31, 2021 (HealthDay News) When a sick child spends time in the intensive care unit, the impact lasts even after the hospital stay is over. Added to it are days, weeks, sometimes months out of school for the young patient and extended work absences for their primary caregivers. […]
Start The New Year Right With The Ultimate List Of Healthy Cookbooks
Healthy Cookbooks To Kick Off The New Year | HuffPost Life Main Menu Part of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Seemingly against all odds, here we are once again welcoming the new year. Resolutions may not be for everyone, especially after such a […]
Do Kids Act Better When School Uniforms Are the Norm? Maybe Not
Latest Healthy Kids News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) Ask a teacher whether school uniforms make a difference in their classrooms, and many are sure of it. They insist those crisp shirts and ties and those modest plaid skirts help kids focus on their classwork, level the […]
New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
Latest Healthy Kids News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) Every year in the United States, a few hundred children die suddenly and without explanation. Now researchers have found gene variants that may contribute to some of those tragic deaths. The hope, experts said, is that understanding the […]
Half of U.S. Parents of Teens Got Their Child Vaccinated, But Uptake Slows
Latest Healthy Kids News FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) Nearly half of 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, but the initial rush to get teens immunized has stalled, a new survey of parents shows. Only 1% of parents now plan to get their […]